Frances Tiafoe vs Marin CilicMontreal Round of 64

Montreal · ATP · Round of 64
#20ATP
1918ELO
1861Hard ELO
$1.9MYTD
$18MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
LLWWWWWWWL
Sets
Tuesday, 4 August 2026 ·
hard
CENTER COURT · 4th on
#85ATP
1800ELO
1762Hard ELO
$776kYTD
$33MCAREER
37 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
WLLLWWLLLW
Tiafoe F.
vs
Cilic M.

Frances Tiafoe faces Marin Cilic in the Montreal round of 64 on hard. Frances Tiafoe is the paper favourite — ranked #20, a roughly 100-point hard Elo advantage — but Marin Cilic has won both their previous meetings.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 11:50 UTC
Tiafoe F.74%
Cilic M.26%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Tiafoe F. clearly ahead, but no certainty

Calibrated model · 65% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Common opponents

Last 12 months
13 common opponents · Tiafoe F. 9–5 · Cilic M. 5–13
Both lost · same surface
Includes tour-level, 125s, qualifying and team events (⚑). Walkovers excluded. Describes past results in different contexts — not a prediction.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.2+100 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.8Hard Elo 1762
6.5Overall Elo 1918
ELO gap
3.5Overall Elo 1800
5.0First meeting on hard
H2H
5.0First meeting on hard
5.96 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
6.26 of last 10 on hard
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
3-set count
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

43 vs 23 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
77%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
48%
Service points won·Even
67%
65%
Return points won·Even
35%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
68%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.0
10.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (43 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Tiafoe F.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Cilic M.

Cilic M.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Tiafoe F.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
72
71
Break points saved·Even
97
97
Break points won·Slight edge
43
34
Deciding sets·Slight edge
83
90
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
97
90

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
91
85

Tiafoe F.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d) · Cilic M.: played today · 1 match, 20 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Weather forecast
22°CClear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 73%

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-09-14Davis Cup WG SF: CRO vs USARRclayMarin Cilic6-1 6-3 7-6
2017-09-22Laver CupRRhardMarin Cilic7-6 7-6

Draw